Eye-protector.



E. ALTMAN.

EYE PRDTECTGR.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.8. 191s Patented Oct. 29, I918,

WITNESSES EMIL ALTMAN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

EYE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Got. 29, 191%.

Application filed December 8, 1916. Serial N o. 135,74'7.

fl '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL ALTMAN, a citizen of the United States, andresident of the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State ofNew York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Eye-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to headcoverings such as hats, caps and the like and has for its object toprovide such head coverings with a. protector for the eyes which may bein the nature of transparent goggles or equivalent devices. A furtherobject of my improvement is to combine the protector with the headcovering in such a manner that said protector may be readily brought toan operative position of maximum efficiency and comfort to the wearer ormoved to an inoperative position in which said protector is secured sothat no part thereof interferes with the vision or the comfort of thewearer. My improvement further contemplates a preferred arrangement inwhich the means for securing the protector in its inoperative positionis constructed so as to substantially cover and conceal said protectorin this position thus improving the appearance of the head covering andat the same time protecting the protector against injury. My inventionwill be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will bepointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown my improvement combined with acap it being understood that this is only an example for the purposes ofillustration and description and that said improvement may be combinedwith equal efficiency with other types of head coverings or hats. Insaid drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the cap showing anexample of the eye protector in an operative position; Fig. 2 is a sideview thereof; Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view showing the protector inan inoperative position and concealed from view and Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line H of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings the cap may be of any suitable construction andshape and comprises the body 5 of cloth or other material and the vizoror peak 6 constructed in any well known way and being covered in thecustomary manner with material corresponding to that of which the body 5is made. The eye protector 7 which may be made of any suitabletransparent material or constructed in any other desired way to enablethe wearer to see through it, is pivoted or hinged to. the insidesurface of the vizor 6 for instance my means of loops 8 which may be ofmetal, thread or any suitable material as desired. In some cases thepivotal connection of the protector 7 with the vizor 6 may be otherwiseaccomplished than as shown while in some instances the said protector 7may be movable to and from its operative posit-ion in other ways thanpivotally. In any event the arrangement is such that, in its operativeposition the protector 7 will depend from and beneath the vizor 6 at apoint in front of the usual head opening 9 of the cap or other headcovering as shown by way of example in Figs. 1 and 2. The location ofthe protector 7 in its operative position is such that it will cover theeyes of the wearer, said protector being preferably cut out as at 10orotherwise shaped to fit over the nose of the wearer and in closeproximity to his or her eyes, the construction being always such as toapproximately produce this result. The arrangement in all cases isfurther such that the protector 7 may be moved toward the front of thevizor 6 to an inoperative position beneath and substantially in surfacecontact with the inside or lower surface of said vizor 6.

Thus, in the illustrated example, the protector 7 may be pivotally movedon theloops 8 from the operative position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4 tothe inoperative position beneath the vizor 6 as shown in Fig. 3. Thedirection of movement of the protector 7 from its operative to itsinoperative position in this case is upwardly and toward the front ofthe vizor 6 in the arc of a circle. It will be seen that when theprotector 7 is in its inoperative position no part thereof projects intothe line of vision of the wearer, said protector as a matter of factlying against the inner or lower surface of the vizor 6 so as to bepractically unnoticeable.

Any suitable means may be untilized for maintaining said protector 7 inits inoperative position; for instance as shown in the illustratedexample a flap ll of cloth or other material preferably corresponding inpattern or design at least,to that of which the cap is made, may beprovided. As shown, this flap 11 may correspond in form substantially tothe shape of the vizor 6 and may have its one end permanently attachedto the lower or inner surface thereof for instance by stitching l lVhcnthe protector 7 is in its inoperative position, as shown in Fig. 3, thisflap 11 extends over the same and thus, in addition to holding saidprotector in said inoperative position, also substantially covers andconceals the same and at the same time protects said protector 7 frominjury. The free portion of the flap 11 may be detachably connected withthe vizor 6 by cooperating fastening elements 13, for instance of theglove fastener type, secured to the vizor and flap respectively, itbeing understood that any other suitable mean may be substituted ifdesired.

When it is desired to bring the protector 7 from the inoperativeposition shown in Fig. 3 to the operative position shown in Figs. 1, 2,and 4 the fastening elements 13 are first disconnected to permit theflap 11 to be swung downwardly or away from the vizor 6 on the stitching12. lVith the flap 11 in this position the protector 7 is free to beswung or otherwise moved to its operative position, after which the flap11 may be returned to its normal position in surface contact with thelower surface of the vizor 6 and again secured in this position byoperatively connecting the fastening elements 13. It will be seen, whenthe protector 7 is in its operative position as well as in itsinoperative position, that the flap 11 does not detract from theappearance of the cap or other head covering but adds a finish thereto,and at the same time conceals, holds and protects the protector ashereinbefore described.

In the preferred arrangement means is also provided for maintaining theprotector 7 in its operative position in front of the eyes of the wearerand against any substantial movement away from the eyes. In theillustrated example this means is shown in the form of a tubularprojection 14 which extends lengthwise of the flap 11 at its innerlongitudinal edge and which may be formed as an integral part of saidflap by turning the material thereof upon itself or as a separateelement attached thereto. In some cases such tubular projection 14: maybe rigid enough for the intended purposes While in other instances areinforcement 15 of any suitable material such as wire or the like maybe inserted in the projection to stiflen it. In any case the projection14: is so located that when the flap 11 is in its normal position, saidprojection will lie in front of and preferably in engagement with theprotector in the vicinity of the pivotal connection 8. The projection14, as will be readily apparent will thus interpose a resistance to aswinging movement of the protector 7 in a direction away from the eyeswhereby said protector is maintained in an operative position of maximumefficiency without discomfort to the wearer.

It will, of course, be understood that other equivalent devices may beused with equal anceis the same as when separate head cov ering and eyeprotectors are worn while the discomforts and irritation to the ears andother parts of the head which are ofttimes present in the latter caseare entirely avoided. At the same time the protector 7 when in use, atall times occupies a position of maximum efficiency in which the eyesare fully and completely protected. "When in its inoperative positionthe protector is out of the way and does not interfere with thecomfortable wearing of the cap or other head covering and in fact doesnot touch any portion of the wearers anatomy. In addition, in thepreferred form the protector when not in use is completely concealed andthus has no influence upon the appearance of the cap or other headcovering; the latter may be freely handled without any danger ofdislocating or injuring the protector. It will of course be obvious thatthe latter may be constructed in any suitable manner, style, or shapeand of any suitable and desirable material.

The improvement does not add materially to the cost of the production ofthe cap or other head covering and prevents misplacement of theprotector, the latter-being at all times instantly available when thecap or the like is worn. My improvement will be found useful forautomobile drivers, fishermen and others as will be readily apparent,and avoids the necessity for carrying sepa rate goggles or the likewhich ofttimes are bulky and unsightly.

Various changes in the specific form shown and described maybe madewithin the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

I claim 1. The combination of a head covering, a transparent protectorfor the eyes pivotally connected therewith in front of the head opening,said protector depending from its pivotal connection in an operativeposition, and being movable upwardly on said pivotal connection to aninoperative position and means depending in front of said protector formaintaining it in its operative position, said means being movablyconnected with said head covering and movable from in front of saidprotector to permit it to swing to its inoperative position.

2. The combination of a head covering, a

transparent protector for the eyes pivotally connected therewith infront of the head opening, said protector depending from its pivotalconnection in an operative position, and being movable upwardly on saidpivotal connection to an inoperative position and means movablyconnected with said head covering whereby said protector is maintainedin its operative position, said means being movable to permit saidprotector to swing to its inoperative position and being movable beneathsaid protector to maintain it in said inoperative position.

3. The combination of a cap having a vizor, a transparent protector forthe eyes pivotally connected with said vizor, said protector dependingfrom said vizor in an operative position and being pivotally movableupward toward the front thereof to an inoperative position beneath saidvizor, a

movable flap secured to said vizor and ar-? ranged to cover saidprotector in its inopera tive position to conceal same and maintain itin its inoperative position and means for attaching said flap to saidvizor.

i. The combination of a cap having a vizor, a transparent protector forthe eyes pivotally connected with said vizor, said protector dependingfrom said vizor in an operative position and belng plvotally movableupward toward the front thereof to an inoperative position beneath saidvizor and a projection depending in front of said protector adjacent toits pivotal connection for opposing an upward movement of said proteotorwhereby the latter is maintained in its operative position.

5. The combination of a cap having a vizor, a transparent protector forthe eyes pivotally connected with said vizor, said protector dependingfrom said vizor in an operative position and being pivotally movableupward toward the front thereof to an inoperative position beneath saidvizor, a movable fiap secured to said vizor and arranged to cover saidprotector in its inoperative position to conceal same and maintain it inits inoperative position, means connected with said flap for maintainingsaid protector in its operative position and means for detachablyconnecting said flap with said vizor.

,4 6. The combination of a cap having a vizor, protecting gogglespivotally connected with said vizor and shaped to fit over the nose ofthe wearer, said goggles depending from said vizor in an operativeposition and being pivotally movable upward toward the front thereof toan inoperative position beneath said vizor, a fabric flap sewed at itsone end to said vizor and arranged to conceal said goggles and maintainthem in an inoperative position beneath said vizor, means for detachablyconnecting the free portion of said flap to saidvizor and meansextending lengthwise of sald flap for maintaining said goggles in theiroperative posltion.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand' EMIL ALTMAN Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

